Toshiba HD-A2 Sound Level

fatchowmein
fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
edited November 2007 in Electronics
I noticed the volume level on my A2 is noticably lower than any other component I have. Movies on other players are/were typically played at -38 to -43. I usually play the A2 at -32. Is anyone else noticing this?

My A2 is hooked up via optical. I've tried both the Bitstream and PCM settings.
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited November 2007
    I just hooked mine up through optical yesterday and I'm running at about the same sound level on CD's. My daughter and I are having movie night tonight(Spidey 3 and Transformers) so I'll see then as far as movies.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited November 2007
    i believe the lower volumes are inherent with hd dvd. try playing a standard dvd and see if it's any 'louder'. all i do is just turn up the volume a bit whilst playing hd dvd's.

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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited November 2007
    fatchowmein wrote: »
    I noticed the volume level on my A2 is noticably lower than any other component I have... Is anyone else noticing this?

    Yes.
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited November 2007
    Ditto. No biggie but I did notice that I had to take the level up a decent chunk. On my Integra receiver, it was usually at a reading of 40...now it seems like I have to get it to around 50 or so.
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited November 2007
    I wasn't sure if I bought a dud. Thanks for the replies.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited November 2007
    Some with my A30. I had to watch movies such as Transformers with 5 registered on my Onkyo Vs 15 registered for every BR I play.
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited November 2007
    Much lower noise levels in HD sound... Also, notice that there is no bass, so you will have to lower all channels in the setup, and leave sub at zer0.
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